Chris Baldwin - Latest Comments on Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realhttp://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin?disp=comments
en-US-utf8http://backend.userland.com/rss60 Teddy Monstrous [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realWed, 14 Feb 2007 16:30:50 +0000Teddy Monstrous [Visitor]c47484@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/yo chris baldhead. ur article simply blows.<br />
y would u bash teenage girl whoz still learning<br />
the game. u saying she don know how to win,<br />
but she's already a winner. all the medias<br />
focusing on her every moves since she's so<br />
great. hav u ever thought about the pressure<br />
that wie would get from media? leave her alone<br />
for fux sake. u sound so fuxing childish so<br />
stfu. hope u get fired asap and get a new job.
y would u bash teenage girl whoz still learning
the game. u saying she don know how to win,
but she's already a winner. all the medias
focusing on her every moves since she's so
great. hav u ever thought about the pressure
that wie would get from media? leave her alone
for fux sake. u sound so fuxing childish so
stfu. hope u get fired asap and get a new job.]]>http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/08/14/kimberly_kim_knows_more_about_winning_th#c47484
Dave Nesselroad [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realSat, 26 Aug 2006 20:44:43 +0000Dave Nesselroad [Visitor]c36736@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/How pitiful you are. Spending so much effort tearing down a teenager; Wie. Perhaps the advice she gets is not perfect. What did YOU do at her age?http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/08/14/kimberly_kim_knows_more_about_winning_th#c36736
CK1 [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realFri, 25 Aug 2006 17:37:21 +0000CK1 [Visitor]c36356@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/I think you all need to get a dose of reality here. Everyone who wrote in, and Baldwin. Seriously, the issue he makes, at the very core of this, is about learning how to win and understanding that humanity is the core of how to do that. Wie, as he writes in his own form, has not succeeded at that point. While Baldwin's views are over zealous toward his hatred of Wie (at least that's how I read it too), we cannot avoid the fact that he is right - she doesn't really know how to win. <br />
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Kimberly took the U.S Amateur. Let's praise her for that because watching her play through the rounds, you could see nothing but heart, soul, tenacity and courage. I think any "golfer" in this blog can attest that she's got more on the ball regarding those aspects than Wie any way you slice it. <br />
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Let's take a moment on that front if we can. Kimberly had solid ball striking and a strong relationship with her caddy that enabled her to stay focused, have fun, stay competitive - and ultimately win. Wie, from what I have seen, has the ball striking but the mental element and relationship seems strained. Now, maybe in the world of professional golf these qualities are things that cannot be as easily attained - let's face it, unless one has a 4 stroke lead on Sunday on the 18th and just pegged an 8-iron to 2 feet, we don't see a hell of a lot of smiling and chatter going on through the fairways out there. It's business, not golf for these professionals - just like any sport really. Do you all spend a great deal of time goofing off at your job or is the fact that it's a place where your money comes from remind you of how your childhood carefree days would be nice to have again. Even if Kim didn't win, I don't think she would have lost that. She had nothing to loose (Christ, she's 14 stop making her or Wie out to be 30), Wie has everything to loose, but forgot to learn how to focus on not trying to make it happen so hard. Then again Kim didn't just win the Podunk Jr. Open in Wherever USA. It was the U.S. Amateur which has all the bells and whistles of a major event. Wie, more than likely has to commit to financial and sponsorship obligations that increase the pressure ten-fold. It's not a one-to-one comparison until Kim has experienced that. Time will tell if Kim stays the way she was on the fairways or if she becomes a machine like Annika or others out there. Its a business, let's all try to remember that. <br />
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Regardless of the differences, I think you should all at least acknowledge, issues he may have with Wie or not, that Baldwin has a point in that Michelle has just not learned how to win. She's out to prove more than just that she can win. I think there is the core of the problem. Learn to win first. Then do the rest. I think it was on The Golf Channel where I heard the best advice for Wie - Learn to beat Annika first, then try the PGA. Kim will be coming to the LPGA with excitement and determination (by the way, I enjoyed the one reply about Pressel not winning. I think she's another one who has more emotional strain than postive focus, but she has some pretty good reasons too), and hopefully will be an endorser that doesn't get too crazy with the bottom line and forgets about golf. That's why she'll win. Hey Kimberly, keep writing Trust on your arm. That works a hell of a lot better than some silly copper bracelet! <br />
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And, to the Wie family, leave your daughter alone - unless you want to be just like the Culkins were to hollywood in the past. Whomever it was that wrote in this blog that your daugther is going to burn out, I agree. I am sure you know how to work and make money too. Try it. Let her play and stay off the course. Michelle, you pick your own caddy and make it someone fun for a change. Golf needs that.<br />
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Oh, one last note to all in here: remember, we're just hacks at this game by comparison. Even with a 9 handicap, I am 1,000,000% sure than either of these young ladies would humble me religiously out there. I'm in awe of them both.
Kimberly took the U.S Amateur. Let's praise her for that because watching her play through the rounds, you could see nothing but heart, soul, tenacity and courage. I think any "golfer" in this blog can attest that she's got more on the ball regarding those aspects than Wie any way you slice it.

Let's take a moment on that front if we can. Kimberly had solid ball striking and a strong relationship with her caddy that enabled her to stay focused, have fun, stay competitive - and ultimately win. Wie, from what I have seen, has the ball striking but the mental element and relationship seems strained. Now, maybe in the world of professional golf these qualities are things that cannot be as easily attained - let's face it, unless one has a 4 stroke lead on Sunday on the 18th and just pegged an 8-iron to 2 feet, we don't see a hell of a lot of smiling and chatter going on through the fairways out there. It's business, not golf for these professionals - just like any sport really. Do you all spend a great deal of time goofing off at your job or is the fact that it's a place where your money comes from remind you of how your childhood carefree days would be nice to have again. Even if Kim didn't win, I don't think she would have lost that. She had nothing to loose (Christ, she's 14 stop making her or Wie out to be 30), Wie has everything to loose, but forgot to learn how to focus on not trying to make it happen so hard. Then again Kim didn't just win the Podunk Jr. Open in Wherever USA. It was the U.S. Amateur which has all the bells and whistles of a major event. Wie, more than likely has to commit to financial and sponsorship obligations that increase the pressure ten-fold. It's not a one-to-one comparison until Kim has experienced that. Time will tell if Kim stays the way she was on the fairways or if she becomes a machine like Annika or others out there. Its a business, let's all try to remember that.

Regardless of the differences, I think you should all at least acknowledge, issues he may have with Wie or not, that Baldwin has a point in that Michelle has just not learned how to win. She's out to prove more than just that she can win. I think there is the core of the problem. Learn to win first. Then do the rest. I think it was on The Golf Channel where I heard the best advice for Wie - Learn to beat Annika first, then try the PGA. Kim will be coming to the LPGA with excitement and determination (by the way, I enjoyed the one reply about Pressel not winning. I think she's another one who has more emotional strain than postive focus, but she has some pretty good reasons too), and hopefully will be an endorser that doesn't get too crazy with the bottom line and forgets about golf. That's why she'll win. Hey Kimberly, keep writing Trust on your arm. That works a hell of a lot better than some silly copper bracelet!

And, to the Wie family, leave your daughter alone - unless you want to be just like the Culkins were to hollywood in the past. Whomever it was that wrote in this blog that your daugther is going to burn out, I agree. I am sure you know how to work and make money too. Try it. Let her play and stay off the course. Michelle, you pick your own caddy and make it someone fun for a change. Golf needs that.

Oh, one last note to all in here: remember, we're just hacks at this game by comparison. Even with a 9 handicap, I am 1,000,000% sure than either of these young ladies would humble me religiously out there. I'm in awe of them both.]]>http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/08/14/kimberly_kim_knows_more_about_winning_th#c36356
andy [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realSun, 20 Aug 2006 00:07:26 +0000andy [Visitor]c35407@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/congrats to Kim Kim. a great win for her and for Hawaii junior golf.<br />
lets see. Kimberly has won one national amateur title. Michelle has won one national amateur title. yet Kim Kim knows more about winning than Michelle? chris, could you please explain this to us? you really are a moron.<br />
ghet rheel, don't worry about alex. he's the one that said MW probably suffered some psycholgical damage after that incident in the John Deere Classic. i guess if it wasn't for that, she would have won the U.S. Women's Open the following week instead of coming in only second. he really has no credibility left. plus he's gay. lol<br />
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lets see. Kimberly has won one national amateur title. Michelle has won one national amateur title. yet Kim Kim knows more about winning than Michelle? chris, could you please explain this to us? you really are a moron.
ghet rheel, don't worry about alex. he's the one that said MW probably suffered some psycholgical damage after that incident in the John Deere Classic. i guess if it wasn't for that, she would have won the U.S. Women's Open the following week instead of coming in only second. he really has no credibility left. plus he's gay. lol

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Ghet Rheel [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realSat, 19 Aug 2006 00:55:33 +0000Ghet Rheel [Visitor]c35036@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/Looks like Kim is winning fans by playing great golf and welcoming Michelle's friendship (with an occasional good-natured jibe tossed in). Maybe the "young guns" could learn that the Wie-Bashing just strengthens the phenomenal support MW already enjoys. A friendly rivalry - what a concept. http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/08/14/kimberly_kim_knows_more_about_winning_th#c35036
Jenney M. [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realFri, 18 Aug 2006 20:56:44 +0000Jenney M. [Visitor]c35020@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/I think Kim definitely has a future in golf. However, there's really no need to bash Wie or even compare them or their amateur titles. <br />
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If the Public Links is so inferior to the US Women's Amateur, one would think Kim would have easily won the Public Links as well. She was runner up this year. Wie was runner up at the Public Links the year before she won it. Maybe there isn't the same amount of prestige, but it's a similiar field. BTW, the Public Links also has international golfers as well.<br />
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(The German that Kim beat sounds like a Pressel, crying after she lost. Didn't they get the memo about no crying in golf?)<br />
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Anyway, Kim's parents have decided to take a different route than Wie's parents by moving Kim closer to the golf in Arizona, which at that point I'd start comparing Kim to Grace Park. Park is also a winner of the US Woman's Amateur and also moved from Hawaii to Arizona as a teenager to play golf(though Park had moved from Korea to Hawaii previously).<br />
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I guess though it's more sensational to compare Kim with Wie, however I don't think Kim considers herself at the same level. Kim in one of her post victory interviews said, "Maybe I can be like Michelle." I don't think there's a need to pit Wie against Kim, it's obvious that Kim admires Wie and they actually like each other.
If the Public Links is so inferior to the US Women's Amateur, one would think Kim would have easily won the Public Links as well. She was runner up this year. Wie was runner up at the Public Links the year before she won it. Maybe there isn't the same amount of prestige, but it's a similiar field. BTW, the Public Links also has international golfers as well.

(The German that Kim beat sounds like a Pressel, crying after she lost. Didn't they get the memo about no crying in golf?)

Anyway, Kim's parents have decided to take a different route than Wie's parents by moving Kim closer to the golf in Arizona, which at that point I'd start comparing Kim to Grace Park. Park is also a winner of the US Woman's Amateur and also moved from Hawaii to Arizona as a teenager to play golf(though Park had moved from Korea to Hawaii previously).

I guess though it's more sensational to compare Kim with Wie, however I don't think Kim considers herself at the same level. Kim in one of her post victory interviews said, "Maybe I can be like Michelle." I don't think there's a need to pit Wie against Kim, it's obvious that Kim admires Wie and they actually like each other. ]]>http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/08/14/kimberly_kim_knows_more_about_winning_th#c35020
Kelle [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realFri, 18 Aug 2006 18:38:29 +0000Kelle [Visitor]c35011@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/Wow, what an incredible girl. Way to go Kim! You're so hard on Michelle lol! Still, Michelle could definitely take some tips from this girl on showing a little humanity. http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/chris.baldwin/2006/08/14/kimberly_kim_knows_more_about_winning_th#c35011
derek [Visitor] in response to: Kimberly Kim knows more about winning than Michelle Wie & much, much more about being realThu, 17 Aug 2006 22:11:25 +0000derek [Visitor]c34908@http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/pelesfire. awesome.<br />
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baldwin. twit.